名詞 jointure:

1. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
   同義詞：legal jointure
2. the act of making or becoming a single unit
   同義詞：union, unification, uniting, conjugation

join.ture

n.（名詞）
Law
【法律】
An arrangement by which a man sets aside property to be used for the support of his wife after his death.
寡婦授予產(chǎn)安排：一個(gè)男人指定財(cái)產(chǎn)用來(lái)在他死后維持妻子生活的一種安排
The property so designated.
寡婦所得產(chǎn)：被指定為此種用途的財(cái)產(chǎn)
The act of joining or the state of being joined.
連接，聯(lián)合：連接的行為或聯(lián)合的狀態(tài)

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語(yǔ)
from Latin iunctôra [joint] * see juncture
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) iunctôra [接合，連接] *參見(jiàn) juncture